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plenty of sunshine here in washington. that didn't help our temperatures warming into the mid-30s like i suggested. what i'm going to show you is our forecast track over the next couple of days. go through the clouds and show you these breezy conditions will start to let up a little bit. breezes from the northwest are starting to die down. that very frigid air moving in from the northwest starts to warm up ever so slightly. not so frigid, it's still cold out there. at least this is the beginning. i do think of our slow warmup the next couple of days before we really feel the big warmup coming a little bit later. we still have to get through a pretty cold day before the warmer temperatures. around the beltway, forecast morning wind chills in single digits to upper single digits in many cases. afternoon wind chills we only recover back into the mid-20s. upper 20s in some cases. now, i want to show you our zone forecast. let's head out west. we have a lot of virus out there, too. giving you afternoon high temperature forecast
plenty of sunshine here in washington. that didn't help our temperatures warming into the mid-30s like i suggested. what i'm going to show you is our forecast track over the next couple of days. go through the clouds and show you these breezy conditions will start to let up a little bit. breezes from the northwest are starting to die down. that very frigid air moving in from the northwest starts to warm up ever so slightly. not so frigid, it's still cold out there. at least this is the...
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starting next on c-span, it is open " washington journal." our guest -- it is "washington journal." byron york will be our first guest to talk about the massachusetts election. suzy defrancis
starting next on c-span, it is open " washington journal." our guest -- it is "washington journal." byron york will be our first guest to talk about the massachusetts election. suzy defrancis
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c-span radio covering washington like no other. now live to london for the prime minister's questions.
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there was a failure in washington to immediately to regulations, training. otis kind of hard to stop everything you are doing entrain everybody immediately when something happens and it was not a deliberate attempt to subvert the law or delivered-- a deliberate attempt to deny people rights. it was a lack of maybe discipline and education as part of your agents and when this was brought to your attention, you put them into it and handing-- had been handling it in the correct way ever since. >> certainly nobody intended to subvert the law. i did not put into place the requisite machinery to ensure that. we doggett the i's and cross the t's and assured we handle the properly the issuance of national security letters during that period of time and as you indicate the last exigent letter was issued in 2006 and as i quoted from the ig report, i believe the ig believes that we have correctly addressed the problem and did so some time ago. >> it was an error that should not have occurred but if anybody who has run a big organization they know how hard it is sometim
there was a failure in washington to immediately to regulations, training. otis kind of hard to stop everything you are doing entrain everybody immediately when something happens and it was not a deliberate attempt to subvert the law or delivered-- a deliberate attempt to deny people rights. it was a lack of maybe discipline and education as part of your agents and when this was brought to your attention, you put them into it and handing-- had been handling it in the correct way ever since....
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we need to get washington state back to work. we owe it to our families, to provide them with job opportunities so why have they plan to create as many as 40,000 new jobs this year. now here is how we make it happen. washington has always been a state that attracts capital both financial and intellectual. we need to keep that tradition going and one way to do that is to stimulate capital investment in biotechnology, software development, health care, clean technology, renewable energy and other industries that will try our future. the goal is to attract $2 billion in capital investments to fuel job growth in our state. we all know small businesses are the backbone of our economy and they are suffering the damage of this recession as much as everyone else. many owners want to hire employees but they need our help. and that is why i am proposing a new ployee tax credit for each small business that hires a new full-time position. [applause] i will direct agencies to enact a green building program that will retrofit state building so
we need to get washington state back to work. we owe it to our families, to provide them with job opportunities so why have they plan to create as many as 40,000 new jobs this year. now here is how we make it happen. washington has always been a state that attracts capital both financial and intellectual. we need to keep that tradition going and one way to do that is to stimulate capital investment in biotechnology, software development, health care, clean technology, renewable energy and other...
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we'll break that down next on washington post live. oh ! ucheballe it we, co comelex,ef d ll t 's tmpiogame i d, ieir don' the the d. te ex! cal get hou he3 mo hingat? cal ow t som een g toyou. you lo--utte so c i .. i lo i .. otheer l- i' one ank -ou le taoffbeermuch you e grlsnee trips b er l taste grs. you're gorgeous, look at you, i loooov y >>> if you are if you like what you have seen check out washington post live for the best in sports talk. we're on monday through friday at 5 and again at 11:30 only on comcast sportsnet. before we put down the remote, take a look at the best and funnest moments on the show it is dvr rewind. >> this is me and scott this is not high definition. i look like uncle fester. >> recap the breaking news. >> the first lady of skins nation. kelli johnson. >> she does not pass the ball. >> okay. >> all over it there. wizards insider. washington post.com. >> a super bowl ring. >> and it was won in minnesota. >> what? , there was a call from brett farve but it was intercepted, that's luke going out with ivan and
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. >> each year the washington center brings thousands of students to washington tos of or government first hand. they will discuss politics, government, and their future. sunday night on c-span. >> secretary of state hillary clinton and foreign minister of yemen met with the press. this is about 10 minutes. >> good afternoon. i am pleased to welcome the foreign minister to the state department today. we've had a very open and productive conversation about a number of important issues. our two nations are working together as partners to improve yemen's capacity to deliver vital services, control its borders, and conduct effective counterterrorist activities, improve services to the people of yemen. we face a common threat from those violent extremist who target civilians without mercy or remorse. al qaeda in the arabian peninsula has killed dozens of yemenis in recent years, including seven soldiers who died guarding the united states embassy during an attack by suicide bombers on september 17, 2008. we have seen al qaeda in the arabian peninsula kill tourist in yemen, yemeni security
. >> each year the washington center brings thousands of students to washington tos of or government first hand. they will discuss politics, government, and their future. sunday night on c-span. >> secretary of state hillary clinton and foreign minister of yemen met with the press. this is about 10 minutes. >> good afternoon. i am pleased to welcome the foreign minister to the state department today. we've had a very open and productive conversation about a number of important...
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and they will report back to washington. i think the voice of the backseat driver's is going to get lost. if we are serious about developing this strategy, and where we see afghan agriculture and development, a long, hard, dirty challenge, as essential to national security, and if the secretary is serious, the real question will be how they are going to listen to each other, and how will they make certain that the debate -- that they understand the major issues. if they get that right, we could transform the debate. if not, this is a huge promise and a lack of delivery. >> thank you very much. i will open this to the floor, and i will take a couple of questions. >> i am from the philadelphia inquirer. when you talk to the ministers in afghanistan, what they say, is can you train the staff because if we can get people trained to go out to the districts, they can do the work that you cannot for security reasons. when i was in afghanistan, the minister from agriculture had one u.s. staff person come to his ministry. this is a l
and they will report back to washington. i think the voice of the backseat driver's is going to get lost. if we are serious about developing this strategy, and where we see afghan agriculture and development, a long, hard, dirty challenge, as essential to national security, and if the secretary is serious, the real question will be how they are going to listen to each other, and how will they make certain that the debate -- that they understand the major issues. if they get that right, we could...
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that is a significant problems so washington worries about that. reason is they don't worry about it at all. they want to work collaborative lead to get the job done. there is a bit of politics there. the last thing a want to mention that is rather insidious is federal agencies do suffer from regulatory capture. they have become so close to the entities they are sworn to regulate and so much moving back and forth between those entities and the regulators, a revolving door system, lost in the process. some of that has occurred in the sec. >> would you want a couple minutes? >> i would like to let attorney-general -- >> i watched the arguments about federal pre-emption for many years and the proponents tell congress that subject thing our industry to 50 different state regulatory schemes will interfere with commerce and congress bases that preemption on their powers over interstate commerce. what has bothered me, we have a knee-jerk reaction to fight pre-emption, a lot of lobbyists and industries come to congress have a knee-jerk opposition to any st
that is a significant problems so washington worries about that. reason is they don't worry about it at all. they want to work collaborative lead to get the job done. there is a bit of politics there. the last thing a want to mention that is rather insidious is federal agencies do suffer from regulatory capture. they have become so close to the entities they are sworn to regulate and so much moving back and forth between those entities and the regulators, a revolving door system, lost in the...
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that's kind of the position of the washington post. is not, since the massachusetts election, however, that i have expressed reservations about the federal reserve board. in fact, on six occasions i've given speeches on the floor of the united states senate just since december 10th, 2008, that dave plus on five additional cases liking to the floor to talk about the issues that persuade me to say as i did last week i don't even believe we should vote on mr. bernanke's nomination until he has decided to provide the united states senate and the american people with information that he is now withholding. and let me describe what that is. this is a bloomberg report says the u.s. has not been for a guaranteed $11.6 trillion to bolster the bank's and fight the longest recession in 70 years. i've not come to the floor of the senate critical of the fed policies by which they have lent, or guaranteed $11.6 trillion. although it is fair to say that $11.6 trillion isn't theirs. that represents the risks of the american people. that is the full fa
that's kind of the position of the washington post. is not, since the massachusetts election, however, that i have expressed reservations about the federal reserve board. in fact, on six occasions i've given speeches on the floor of the united states senate just since december 10th, 2008, that dave plus on five additional cases liking to the floor to talk about the issues that persuade me to say as i did last week i don't even believe we should vote on mr. bernanke's nomination until he has...
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"washington times." there is a vacuum if we do not support, but you are saying that one of the reasons that al qaeda is fighting there is this? guest: they are an unusual enemy, often when we do something, it is win-win for them. for example, we did not have an airplane explode on christmas day. but 80% of what they were aiming for was successful. they terrorized the american people, seized the air-traffic system, causing the united states to spend much more money on screening and personnel. suggesting again to the american people that their government cannot protect them. these are choices between bad actions. host: let's hear from one of the callers. ernest, good morning. independent line. caller: sir, i want to find out if you are one of the good cia guys. you say we are not -- you say that we are fighting an enemy that does not exist. al qaeda is a name that we gave them, they did not give it to themselves. i do not know how in tune you are with the last attempt of a terrorist attack. could you expla
"washington times." there is a vacuum if we do not support, but you are saying that one of the reasons that al qaeda is fighting there is this? guest: they are an unusual enemy, often when we do something, it is win-win for them. for example, we did not have an airplane explode on christmas day. but 80% of what they were aiming for was successful. they terrorized the american people, seized the air-traffic system, causing the united states to spend much more money on screening and...
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"washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> co-chairs of the 9/11 commission discuss intelligence failures leading up to the northwest flight 253 attempted bombing. . . ç>> the hearing will come to order. this is the second in a series of hearings will examine where the intelligence reforms in the wake of the attack of 9/11 are working. to examine the reforms in the to examine the reforms in the orist attacks and the ongoing threat in what we have done earlier may need further reform so that we cannot fulfill our responsibility to protect the homeland security of the american people. i want to go back to last week's first before we focus on this one. i very much appreciated the fact all of the witnesses in last week's hearings, and dennis blair, janet napolitano, all acknowledge that mistakes were made with regard to the christmas day attack on the plane over detroit. all three offered to work with each other and with this committee to make our existing terrorist -- counter terrorist quicker and harder to penetrat
"washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> co-chairs of the 9/11 commission discuss intelligence failures leading up to the northwest flight 253 attempted bombing. . . ç>> the hearing will come to order. this is the second in a series of hearings will examine where the intelligence reforms in the wake of the attack of 9/11 are working. to examine the reforms in the to examine the reforms in the orist attacks and the ongoing threat in what we have done earlier may...
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it's always nice to get out of washington. there are some nice people in washington, but they can drive you crazy. am i wrong, sherod? for two years, i had the privilege of traveling across this country, talking with folks like you about the challenges you face in your own lives, and the challenges we all face together as a nation. people ask me this all the time. the single hardest thing about being president, is that it's harder for me to do that these days. it is harder to get out of the bubble. don't get me wrong. the white house is a wonderful place to work. you live above the store, which means i have a very short commute. i see my daughters before they go to school, and i see them at night for dinner, even if i have to go back down to the office, and that makes everything so much better. but the truth is, this job is a little confining. and that is frustrating. i can't just go to the barber shop or visit the diner. so, i appreciate the chance to come out here and spend a day - to visit plants like emc nothing beats a da
it's always nice to get out of washington. there are some nice people in washington, but they can drive you crazy. am i wrong, sherod? for two years, i had the privilege of traveling across this country, talking with folks like you about the challenges you face in your own lives, and the challenges we all face together as a nation. people ask me this all the time. the single hardest thing about being president, is that it's harder for me to do that these days. it is harder to get out of the...
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this is a copy of this painting of george washington. crossing the delaware. it was painted by an american born german. as an inspiration to encourage germans to be more like americans. while all of that was happening in europe, while they said look overseas to what they're doing over there the progressives were saying the same thing. here in america, look overseas to what is happening in europe. they were studying the european way. the elite were teaching their philosophies now in our universities. they were teaching the philosophies of neche and marx and the progressives flourished in it. i get a lot of heat for bringing up fascism on this program, but the roots of progressivism leads to fascism. the early progressives were for the fascists in the earliest 20th censuturcentury. read history. call me all the names you want but read history and show me why i'm wrong. the reason i bring up hitler so much of the time, because what he did, many of the things had their roots, their seeds here in america. the biggest example is eugenics which led to extermination c
this is a copy of this painting of george washington. crossing the delaware. it was painted by an american born german. as an inspiration to encourage germans to be more like americans. while all of that was happening in europe, while they said look overseas to what they're doing over there the progressives were saying the same thing. here in america, look overseas to what is happening in europe. they were studying the european way. the elite were teaching their philosophies now in our...
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meanwhile the country is rightfully worried that washington is spending too much money. democrats get it and we will do something about it. our country faces hard choices. it can no longer and no longer should be put off. so we're working to pass a strong pay as you go legislation, which is as we speak being considered in the senate this week because the pledge to pay for what we buy is a proven deficit reduce you are. president obama has announced a freeze of discretionary spending which will require us to choose our top priorities for funding. that will not be nearly enough. the single greatest contributor to our deficit is the growing cost of our entitlement programs which is why i'm eager to work with a bipartisan commission. that commission is also under discussion in the united states senate as we speak. even if it is ultimately created by executive order as opposed to statutory, the leadership in congress has pledged to up its recommendations for an up or down vote. if republicans are as concerned about the deficit as they say they are, i hope they will contribute
meanwhile the country is rightfully worried that washington is spending too much money. democrats get it and we will do something about it. our country faces hard choices. it can no longer and no longer should be put off. so we're working to pass a strong pay as you go legislation, which is as we speak being considered in the senate this week because the pledge to pay for what we buy is a proven deficit reduce you are. president obama has announced a freeze of discretionary spending which will...
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snakeheads, people they have smuggled, immigration lawyers, officials who determine immigration policy in washington. everybody sort around, through the whole, along the whole continuum. and the centerpiece that brings all these people together is the voice of the golden venture, which some of you as new yorkers i am sure our family with or have take memories of. after sister ping and ah kay cooperate on a number of ships, there was a ship that came to new york in 1993 called the golden venture. as it happened, the event another shipwreck of the so which was supposed to come to the u.s. it faded -- it made as far as canyon. these passengers many of them sister ping's passengers but also other snakehead passengers were stranded. they had planned on going to the united states. the voyage had taken longer. they were stuck. they didn't know what to do. one of the main characters in the book adopted the american name don chan. he was a passenger on this version. this guy, whatever you come down on the immigration debate, and we can discuss it and i'm sure we will, you have to appreciate what people like
snakeheads, people they have smuggled, immigration lawyers, officials who determine immigration policy in washington. everybody sort around, through the whole, along the whole continuum. and the centerpiece that brings all these people together is the voice of the golden venture, which some of you as new yorkers i am sure our family with or have take memories of. after sister ping and ah kay cooperate on a number of ships, there was a ship that came to new york in 1993 called the golden...
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david ignatius wrote for "the washington post" that caught my attention. what worries me looking ahead, thinking about the country is what might be called the californiaization of america. the growing tendency of our political system to make promises in social spending programs that it isn't prepared to pay for with tax increases. think about california. how can you stick to a position, as you do, that tax increases are not the way to go? >> well, first of all we have no option because if you do the tax increases, you immediately kind of stifle the economy. so right now where we try to get -- where we see that the economy is bottomed out and there is a chance now to come back, to go in now to hit the state with more taxes will be the wrong thing to do. so what you want to do is you want to do the opposite, you want to go and put money into the economy and you want to give tax incentives for businesses, for new hires as we did, or retraining people or for home buyers tax credits and so on. i think that it will be a big mistake. i think the thing that politi
david ignatius wrote for "the washington post" that caught my attention. what worries me looking ahead, thinking about the country is what might be called the californiaization of america. the growing tendency of our political system to make promises in social spending programs that it isn't prepared to pay for with tax increases. think about california. how can you stick to a position, as you do, that tax increases are not the way to go? >> well, first of all we have no option...
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when you are round washington and in these hearings is one thing but when you go back to oklahoma as they do every week, that is another thing and i am always hit up with this idea because we are talking about the fort hood they now but i can talk to you about abdulmutallab, the christmas bomber, the extremist views were evident from the university college london and goes on and on. 19 november the father reports and we all know about that report. lathe november he was added to the u.s. 550 name terrorist identified as the day the market all of this stuff. all this stuff that we knew but that is not your pretty, i understand that but nonetheless it is the same. a terrorist is a terrorist and that is what they do for a living. they kill people and i for one, notice not politically correct to say i believe in ethnic and racial profiling. if you are looking at people getting on an airplane and you have x amount of resources come again need to get at the targets. i just think it is something that should be looked into. the statement that has been made is probably 90% truth, with some exc
when you are round washington and in these hearings is one thing but when you go back to oklahoma as they do every week, that is another thing and i am always hit up with this idea because we are talking about the fort hood they now but i can talk to you about abdulmutallab, the christmas bomber, the extremist views were evident from the university college london and goes on and on. 19 november the father reports and we all know about that report. lathe november he was added to the u.s. 550...
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each year the washington center brings thousands of students to washington, d.c. to experience the workings of our government first hand. this weekend they will discuss government and their futures. >> the supreme court yesterday handed down a landmark ruling on campaign finance laws in a 5-4 degrees in the case of citizens united versus federal election commission, the court ruled against regulations that limit corporate spending on political activities. you can listen to the oral arguments and read the opinions on our website, c-span.org. >> joining us is aaron blake. >> i don't think there is any other way to read this right now. the initial reaction is it was a split decision but really what this does is opens the floodgates for corporations to spend money like individuals can in politics right now so that was the big takeaway from this. waiting to see what the finaler details of it are but now it looks like lots more money in politics. departments on where you're standing that is a good or bad thing. >> what about the mccain-feingold law? >> disclosure on the
each year the washington center brings thousands of students to washington, d.c. to experience the workings of our government first hand. this weekend they will discuss government and their futures. >> the supreme court yesterday handed down a landmark ruling on campaign finance laws in a 5-4 degrees in the case of citizens united versus federal election commission, the court ruled against regulations that limit corporate spending on political activities. you can listen to the oral...
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one of google washington journal," we visit the detroit auto show. policies with economic issues including the federal debt ceiling and the confirmation of federal reserve chairman ben bernanke. and later, we discussed policy decisions within the auto industry. jim campbell, general motors' general manager. "washington journal" takes your calls and e-mails live every morning starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> wednesday president obama delivered his first day of the union address to congress, laying out his prison for the future of the country and his plan to deal with issues like unemployment, health care, and the wars in iraq and afghanistan. the state of the union address on wednesday night. our coverage starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 3 you can also listen to the address live on your iphone with the c-span radio app. >> booktv wellcome's paul johnson, author of over 40 books. the latest, "churchill." sunday february 7 at noon eastern on "in depth." >> the president's upcoming state of the union speech was one of the main topics
one of google washington journal," we visit the detroit auto show. policies with economic issues including the federal debt ceiling and the confirmation of federal reserve chairman ben bernanke. and later, we discussed policy decisions within the auto industry. jim campbell, general motors' general manager. "washington journal" takes your calls and e-mails live every morning starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> wednesday president obama delivered his first day...
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and for the current in washington. governor medina in particular tax and may be interestedh in succeeding for the united states. we want to know how far would you go to break ties in washington? name one federal program to you really like and then tell us whether you would wish to end any specific program or law. governor perry. >> the program that i love the most that the federal government is involved with is our united states military forces. there is not anything that i would do except make sure that we take care of those veterans who come back after spending time that they have looking after our freedoms. but that is the greatest program that the military or that the united states government has. i would tell people i said are three things the government ought to do really well. two of our mail, stand military and defend our borders. i guess one out of three ain't bad. [laughter] >> will governor you've also been critical. there is a word that a sort of on the campaign circles these days. nullification or it talus
and for the current in washington. governor medina in particular tax and may be interestedh in succeeding for the united states. we want to know how far would you go to break ties in washington? name one federal program to you really like and then tell us whether you would wish to end any specific program or law. governor perry. >> the program that i love the most that the federal government is involved with is our united states military forces. there is not anything that i would do...
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caroline shively has been looking into that from washington. i understand the cia plays a big role in the unmanned drone program. tell us about that. >> sure, gregg. chapman is reportedly where a lot of the manage for unmanned drone strikes are originated, not the execution, not the launch, that's done elsewhere, but the guys at chapman help figure out how to target in afghanistan and across the border in pakistan. now, this attack on chapman proves how dangerous a mission it is for cia agents there, but it's also incredibly complicated. many analysts say the cia is basically orchestrating the war in pakistan, something the pakistani government denies and that the cia wasn't talk about. also important, there was another drone missile strike just today in the waziristan region of pakistan along the afghan border, it killed three suspected militants in a car. it's a second strike there in just two days, gregg. >> caroline, how is the cia's mission different from that of the military? >> well, there's definitely some overlap. cia agents aren't jus
caroline shively has been looking into that from washington. i understand the cia plays a big role in the unmanned drone program. tell us about that. >> sure, gregg. chapman is reportedly where a lot of the manage for unmanned drone strikes are originated, not the execution, not the launch, that's done elsewhere, but the guys at chapman help figure out how to target in afghanistan and across the border in pakistan. now, this attack on chapman proves how dangerous a mission it is for cia...
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center brings thousands of students to washington, d.c. to experience the workings of our government firsthand. the this weekend they'll discuss politics, government and their futures. q and a tonight at 8:00 on c span. >> the leaders of the pentagon inquiry into the fort hood shooting testified before the senate armed services committee hearing this week. they discussed the events leading up to the shooting and the immediate aftermath and how military basis could prevent future violence. this is about two and a half hours. >> good morning, everybody. the committee meets this morning to consider the findings of the independent panel appointed by the secretary of defense following the tragedy at fort hood. the primary objective of the panel was to quote, determine whether there are programs, policies, or procedural weaknesses witness the department of defense that hurts the safety of the employees and families, closed quote. today's hearing is on the unrestricted report. a restricted annex entitled oversight of the alleged perpetrator. it f
center brings thousands of students to washington, d.c. to experience the workings of our government firsthand. the this weekend they'll discuss politics, government and their futures. q and a tonight at 8:00 on c span. >> the leaders of the pentagon inquiry into the fort hood shooting testified before the senate armed services committee hearing this week. they discussed the events leading up to the shooting and the immediate aftermath and how military basis could prevent future violence....
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cnn's samantha hayes has more from washington tonight. >> reporter: on the southern tip of the arabian peninsula where the red sea meets the indian ocean is yemen, where a strike just last month killed three al qaeda members suspected of targeting the u.s. embassy for attack. cnn learned a fourth was captured with his suicide vest on, according to a senior u.s. military official. now, the u.s. and british embassies have been closed because of continued threats in the area. >> there are indications al qaeda is planning to carry out an attack against target inside sanad, possibly our embassy. >> reporter: president barack obama in his weekly address tied al qaeda operatives in yemen to the attempted bombing of a northwest jet christmas day. the suspect, a 23-year-old nigerian, abdulmutallab, received training. a lack of coordination among u.s. government agencies failed to keep him off the plane. >> there is no smoking gun piece of intelligence out there that said he was a terrorist, going to carry out this attack against that aircraft. we had bits and pieces of information. >> reporter:
cnn's samantha hayes has more from washington tonight. >> reporter: on the southern tip of the arabian peninsula where the red sea meets the indian ocean is yemen, where a strike just last month killed three al qaeda members suspected of targeting the u.s. embassy for attack. cnn learned a fourth was captured with his suicide vest on, according to a senior u.s. military official. now, the u.s. and british embassies have been closed because of continued threats in the area. >> there...
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"washington journal" is next. . host: over at the capitol today we are going to see the first meeting of an entity called the financial industry inquiry commission, appointed by congress, bipartisan, their job will be to talk to the big bank chiefs about the financial crisis, how it happened, and what will happen in the future. that is at 9:00 a.m. we would like to ask you what you would ask the bankers today at that meeting. for democrats, 202-737-0002. for republicans, 202-737-0001. for independents, 202-628-0205. we will begin at the port today -- court today, where david savage is a long time reporter. two items we have on our minds. one is citizens united verses the sec. what is the situation there? what are we likely to hear today? >> we do not know if we will hear anything. we will simply be ready at 10:00 this morning. you never know when the court is going to decide something. the the issue is whether the supreme court is going to say corporations have a right to free speech, to spend as much as they want,
"washington journal" is next. . host: over at the capitol today we are going to see the first meeting of an entity called the financial industry inquiry commission, appointed by congress, bipartisan, their job will be to talk to the big bank chiefs about the financial crisis, how it happened, and what will happen in the future. that is at 9:00 a.m. we would like to ask you what you would ask the bankers today at that meeting. for democrats, 202-737-0002. for republicans, 202-737-0001....
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this is true of bailouts of washington just as it is true of our own approach to spending. as we have a second opportunity in these trying economic times and that is to pass spending limits. i donner when it will ever happen if it doesn't happen in this budget year and so i join with thousands of others across the state in simply asking that you pass meaningful and real spending limits this year. and if you are not listening, i would ask that you make again respectful but loud noise for change in this notion of spending limits. while on the topic of spending by would say that there is one other thing we need to do and that is make our voices heard in washington. everyone knows my opinion on the fallacy of stimulus money and my belief that lasting jobs and economic growth can never come from a government bailout. i will restate my beliefs on how damaging those efforts are to the future generations, the american dollar and long term viability of both south carolina and american economies. but there is a new threat to the dollar, to financial stability and to this country is d
this is true of bailouts of washington just as it is true of our own approach to spending. as we have a second opportunity in these trying economic times and that is to pass spending limits. i donner when it will ever happen if it doesn't happen in this budget year and so i join with thousands of others across the state in simply asking that you pass meaningful and real spending limits this year. and if you are not listening, i would ask that you make again respectful but loud noise for change...
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i am not even been down to washington yet. i do not want to say that that is a silly question, but i am just so thankful for the support that i have received from everybody for it last night when i stated shook everybody's hands who are sweating and pushing -- those of the people i want to go down there and represent and to think about something higher, i am just happy to be in this position. if you would have told me growing up that a guy whose mom was on welfare and parents had marital troubles, and i had some issues growing up, a guy from rent them would be here standing before you right now and going to washington, d.c., are you kidding that? i know that you have jobs to do. and i have a life and i respect those jobs. but it is not only overwhelming, it is so -- i cannot tell you how proud i am to be here standing before you all, and having an opportunity to maybe send the country in a different and better direction. that is my goal. other made say that he is going to do this are that. i have never listened to them. i am n
i am not even been down to washington yet. i do not want to say that that is a silly question, but i am just so thankful for the support that i have received from everybody for it last night when i stated shook everybody's hands who are sweating and pushing -- those of the people i want to go down there and represent and to think about something higher, i am just happy to be in this position. if you would have told me growing up that a guy whose mom was on welfare and parents had marital...
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i'm joined in washington by msnbc analyst pat buchanan and democratic strategist peter fenn. okay. i want you to put on your political hat, pat buchanan. pretend you're president of the united states. you're going into the situation room. where are you pointing the finger? what question are you asking? >> i don't know you point the finger but the questions you ask are what peter and i were talking about in the last segment, in go down the list of things this fella, he gets on board. he doesn't have any luggage. he's paying in cash. there are reports he was in yemen. there are cia reports. he's -- he's got no visa to just say -- would i ask him, look, here's all of the information. why did this not come up on some computer to at least give this guy a second look before he got on any airliner? as the president i think said this morning, there was human failure and there was system failure. so i think i would start around -- start with that particular question and go around the table. >> and if you go around the table, peter, and it's clear that somebody dropped the ball on this, does
i'm joined in washington by msnbc analyst pat buchanan and democratic strategist peter fenn. okay. i want you to put on your political hat, pat buchanan. pretend you're president of the united states. you're going into the situation room. where are you pointing the finger? what question are you asking? >> i don't know you point the finger but the questions you ask are what peter and i were talking about in the last segment, in go down the list of things this fella, he gets on board. he...
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. >> up next we get out of washington and head to the beautiful state of utah where john king caught up with one mayor looking to change the status quo by changing the local liquor laws. i can breathe through my nose immediately. afrin has made me happy. is that a silly statement? (announcer) afrin. why suffer? hey, coach, seeing you really brings back some great memories. wait a minute, coach, you're the coach. you taught me everything i know. you taught me everything i know about nutrisystem. heck, i lost -- two sports legends, one simple way to lose weight and eat great: marino, shula, and nutrisystem for men. start your year off right. order now and you can get two weeks of meals free, plus, the all-new jumpstart kit, our secrets to ultimate weight loss. like i was saying, coach, with nutrisystem -- let's go to the video. dan "glam man" marino lost 22 pounds. don "blue suede" shula lost 32 pounds. and me, i did go all the way. whoop! 50 pounds thanks to nutrisystem. four out of five men say nutrisystem satisfies their hunger. just set a goal. i reached my goal: 50 pounds, gone. a
. >> up next we get out of washington and head to the beautiful state of utah where john king caught up with one mayor looking to change the status quo by changing the local liquor laws. i can breathe through my nose immediately. afrin has made me happy. is that a silly statement? (announcer) afrin. why suffer? hey, coach, seeing you really brings back some great memories. wait a minute, coach, you're the coach. you taught me everything i know. you taught me everything i know about...
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there may not have been a mission accomplished feeling among washington, but a feeling that the war had reached a different level of intensity. we had a greater number of attempts to attack our homeland last year that the year before. it is a painful way to be awakened. we appreciate the forthrightness of the witnesses today. a lot of other people raised with parental wisdom that everybody either false or slips. the question is how do you get up. the only way to deal with a mistake is to a knowledge there is a problem. that is what your testimony has been today. i want to come back to the watch list. i think this has gone too much in the other direction. there ought to be a pretty simple way without leaving of or prescreening people about whom somebody has information that may suggest that they are a terrorist. we are not one to arrest or convict them but do a secondary screening to make sure they do not blow up a plane or come to the u.s. with evil intentions. what is the process now for which the administration is reviewing the watchless we are looking at individuals and looking at th
there may not have been a mission accomplished feeling among washington, but a feeling that the war had reached a different level of intensity. we had a greater number of attempts to attack our homeland last year that the year before. it is a painful way to be awakened. we appreciate the forthrightness of the witnesses today. a lot of other people raised with parental wisdom that everybody either false or slips. the question is how do you get up. the only way to deal with a mistake is to a...
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i guess in the transferring of that information to the folks in washington, d.c. and the intelligence there, his name was actually misspelled. so how does this happen? >> well, that's a very common problem, particularly with arabic names that the alphabet don't match up identifically to translate names into english. and we have had cases where four or five members of the same family with the last name mohammad have it spelled a different way when it was translated into english. and the computers, you know marks not be ab, may not be able to pick up that. that's a critical problem. that's why the idea that we can ever completely rely on intelligence is not going to happen. >> the president has ordered four key reforms and one of them is to strengthen the criteria that it takes to put somebody on the no fly list. so is that enough? how do you feel about these lists? are they working? >> yeah. it will help, of course. but if we take this case specifically, if the father died of a heart attack five years ago, we would have a multimillionaire young man who would never
i guess in the transferring of that information to the folks in washington, d.c. and the intelligence there, his name was actually misspelled. so how does this happen? >> well, that's a very common problem, particularly with arabic names that the alphabet don't match up identifically to translate names into english. and we have had cases where four or five members of the same family with the last name mohammad have it spelled a different way when it was translated into english. and the...
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. >>> up next, we get out of washington and head to the beautiful state of utah. where john king caught up with one mayor who's looking to change the status quo by changing the local liquor laws. ♪ [ female announcer ] most people make resolutions... based on what they see on the outside. ♪ this year, focus on what's inside... and let cheerios help tackle your cholesterol. now you could win a free box to get started. >>> every week on "state of the union" john king travels to a different state. in this week's american dispatch he set his sights on utah. known for its strong mormon values. as john quickly learned, there were also those looking to shake things up. >> reporter: sunrise makes the great salt lake all the more spectacular and the bison wandering state park lands are another reminder of the wonders and rugged terrain that greeted the early explorers. mormon temple is a more modern landmark, symbol of faith and conservative thinking that often defines salt lake city's image, sometimes to the consternation of its non-mormon mayoral f becker. >> we have
. >>> up next, we get out of washington and head to the beautiful state of utah. where john king caught up with one mayor who's looking to change the status quo by changing the local liquor laws. ♪ [ female announcer ] most people make resolutions... based on what they see on the outside. ♪ this year, focus on what's inside... and let cheerios help tackle your cholesterol. now you could win a free box to get started. >>> every week on "state of the union" john...
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one is the march on washington speech. i was watching it on television. i started out watching it, i was lying down. when it was over, i was standing straight up. the second was something that i did not witness but have only heard. or read. he was standing in his kitchen after terrorist type attacks on his family and home, and he was wondering if it was worth it at all? he felt like he was going to give up. there was a negative light golden hanging over his head, a pair kitchen table -- bare kitchen table. he said at that moment of deep despair and frustration and resignation that he heard the collective unconscious of his people speak in the words of the negro spiritual, sometimes i feel discouraged and think my works are in vain, but then the holy spirit revives my soul again. he got up and kept working. >> whoever wants to answer, please do it as quickly as you can. this could go on and longtime. the constitution is god's document -- where -- how do we as activists demonstrate no more tolerance of such lack of tolerance? >> the individual person who sp
one is the march on washington speech. i was watching it on television. i started out watching it, i was lying down. when it was over, i was standing straight up. the second was something that i did not witness but have only heard. or read. he was standing in his kitchen after terrorist type attacks on his family and home, and he was wondering if it was worth it at all? he felt like he was going to give up. there was a negative light golden hanging over his head, a pair kitchen table -- bare...
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he grumbled about it and said washington people are doing typical washington tactics but he was polite to the tracker and the tracker was polite to him. the tracker is always there at public events, not trying to sneak into public fundraisers or anything like that. occasionally video will come out of a fund-raiser and shoot something with a camera phone. >> guns and religion. >> you never know. some of that stuff doesn't come from a tractor. it is more on the record, public access. [inaudible] >> usually that is done within the campaign. we will give tips to how to shoot it, try not to be too shaky. little tips like that to whoever gets that position. usually -- often times nothing comes of it. most campaigns will issued thousands of hours and there will not be anything there but the occasional nugget does happen. a [inaudible] >> the cost of making the ads? [inaudible] >> there are production costs of making an ad and it is something you need to factor into the budget. we need to see the ads be less than 10% of the actual amount spent on the air but sometimes that is not realistic. if
he grumbled about it and said washington people are doing typical washington tactics but he was polite to the tracker and the tracker was polite to him. the tracker is always there at public events, not trying to sneak into public fundraisers or anything like that. occasionally video will come out of a fund-raiser and shoot something with a camera phone. >> guns and religion. >> you never know. some of that stuff doesn't come from a tractor. it is more on the record, public access....
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folks in the washington area are getting a look at the new "washington times." this is how the front looks. you get in the news boxes or at home. the "washington times," all things change and we change with them. this is an overlay to the front page of this morning's "washington times," late last week radically revamped their editorial. i will open us up and show the front page of this point of the "washington times," which will be a newspaper that focuses, as they say, on general news and politics, local and regional, national economic issues. they are down to two-step that they're going to focus on two sections. this main section, "washington times" front section here, and also in the polls off, and the commentator, and expanded commentary section in the "washington times." this morning leading off with columns from newt gingrich and peter r. and also from former un ambassador john bolton, who writes this morning global threats lacks 2009, rough 20 did. and he writes that a critical question there is whether the president has learned anything during his first
folks in the washington area are getting a look at the new "washington times." this is how the front looks. you get in the news boxes or at home. the "washington times," all things change and we change with them. this is an overlay to the front page of this morning's "washington times," late last week radically revamped their editorial. i will open us up and show the front page of this point of the "washington times," which will be a newspaper that...
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host: washington is one of those states with up to 99 weeks. guest: yes, i respect both mike and pat in thinking that 99 weeks is too long. especially with mike saying he could not get people to return to work for his landscaping business. the fact is more americans than ever went back to seasonal farmworker over the summer. we do guest permits. everyone from college students to adults were picking fruit last summer. they could not get another job. to employers like mike if you cannot find people, please list york jobs with our one-stop centers. host: the department of labor has a national call center. 1-877-us2jobs. who isÑi this number for and wht kind of information will they get? guest: it is a help line for people having trouble with their benefits. if they have specific questions it is hard to give the answer. the job they had before there were displaced, how many weeks the worked -- all of that is different from state to state. one example. sometimes if your partner or spouse is transferred by their job and you transferred along with th
host: washington is one of those states with up to 99 weeks. guest: yes, i respect both mike and pat in thinking that 99 weeks is too long. especially with mike saying he could not get people to return to work for his landscaping business. the fact is more americans than ever went back to seasonal farmworker over the summer. we do guest permits. everyone from college students to adults were picking fruit last summer. they could not get another job. to employers like mike if you cannot find...
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i mentioned george washington's. was that the senate was to perhaps cool passions that would be enacted by a body elected every two years. the senate was originally representatives of states. they were elected starting last century. very rapidly over the last few years -- and both parties have affected this, but over the last four years, republicans in the senate have grown this to historic proportions in terms of utilization of a filibuster -- of the filibuster, by geometric progression, the numbers of time cloture needs to be an vote or voted upon. americans are frustrated by that. the majority rules. it is one thing to have a considered process. it is another thing to have a broken process, and many of us believe that the senate process is broken, and when i say many of us, i speak for many members of the u.s. senate, as well. there is this gridlock created by this necessity not to have a majority on a vote but to have some sort of a super majority -- supermajority. in fact, when you get over 55% of the vote, you
i mentioned george washington's. was that the senate was to perhaps cool passions that would be enacted by a body elected every two years. the senate was originally representatives of states. they were elected starting last century. very rapidly over the last few years -- and both parties have affected this, but over the last four years, republicans in the senate have grown this to historic proportions in terms of utilization of a filibuster -- of the filibuster, by geometric progression, the...
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in washington, molly henneberg, fox news. >> security at u.s. airports was overhauled after the september 11th attacks, but the attempted terror attack on christmas day is a stark reminder how far we need to go when it comes to airport security. with all of the measures currently in place, how did abdul mutallab aboard a u.s. bound aircraft? joining us now to talk about this is counterterrorism expert charles allen. mr. allen, thank you so much for coming in today. >> thank you very much. >> shannon: 47 years experience in the cia for you. several years with the department of homeland security. we know there are many working around the clock 24/7 protecting this country, but they've got a huge job to do. how does something like this slip through? >> well, they have a very hard job and it is seven by 24 and i worked seven days a week when i was at cia and when i was at homeland security just to help fight the terrorist threat. this has been a whole ten years of terrorism. you've got to remember a guy named rah seem tried to blow up lax, los angel
in washington, molly henneberg, fox news. >> security at u.s. airports was overhauled after the september 11th attacks, but the attempted terror attack on christmas day is a stark reminder how far we need to go when it comes to airport security. with all of the measures currently in place, how did abdul mutallab aboard a u.s. bound aircraft? joining us now to talk about this is counterterrorism expert charles allen. mr. allen, thank you so much for coming in today. >> thank you very...
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expect next tuesday the president gets back to washington, he's going into the white house situationroom calling in the top officials, calling some of this em under the carpet. >> we saw when the president came out, at least the second time, i thought, flash of some anger, at least some reallying put out by what he was learning. this seems to me so say that this was a pretty serious breach, there is something sort of more obvious than what we've been led to believe so far. what kind of hints are you getting from those that are out there and those you're talking to back here about the seriousness of what went on? it was really a serious overlook here or something that we're able to look at and say i can see how they missed this? >> reporter: they're suggest it's deadly serious and as you heard the president himself say a couple of days ago, if not for some luck, frankly, there could have been up to close to 300 people killed christmas day. they get this is a serious breach of security. a lot of these things should have been fixed after 9/11 because of the 9/11 commission report. all of th
expect next tuesday the president gets back to washington, he's going into the white house situationroom calling in the top officials, calling some of this em under the carpet. >> we saw when the president came out, at least the second time, i thought, flash of some anger, at least some reallying put out by what he was learning. this seems to me so say that this was a pretty serious breach, there is something sort of more obvious than what we've been led to believe so far. what kind of...
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washington. we didn't find that acceptable. it has to be named malcolm x. we fought them around that issue. it is named malcolm x now. [applause] the interesting thing i will share with you, my comrades -- essentially ended up as a lawyer. in 1967, there were new forces on the block. bobby rush and fred hampton. we were trying to imagine what was going on. we were not that concerned because at that point we were pretty strong on campus and we were very cordial in march of '68, we organized a demonstration that involved teachers and students and protests of students that had gone murdered at orangeburg, south carolina. this preceded can stay. national guard killed a bunch of young black students on campus. and of course dr. king was killed in april and we had this mass of memorial, probably -- i left in june. i was finishing at the same time we were organizing -- i was a bus driver at the time and we organized the largest tract in the history of the city in 68. at the big rally which involved many people that had been involved with us at the time, some of yo
washington. we didn't find that acceptable. it has to be named malcolm x. we fought them around that issue. it is named malcolm x now. [applause] the interesting thing i will share with you, my comrades -- essentially ended up as a lawyer. in 1967, there were new forces on the block. bobby rush and fred hampton. we were trying to imagine what was going on. we were not that concerned because at that point we were pretty strong on campus and we were very cordial in march of '68, we organized a...
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we look to that dispute on "washington journal" for 40 minutes. >> robert knake is a fellow with foreign relations. here to office explain the dispute between google and china, take us back to last week, what happened? >> guest: well, what happened last week is that google made the unusual stop of letting the world know that they had been hacked probably by the chinese or agents affiliated number groups affiliated with the chinese government. and the target had been not only information on chinese dissidents, use google products like gmail, but also their intellectual property and intellectual property of up to 33 other groups. >> host: what could the end result of that, for google but could the result be that they take their business entirely out of china? >> guest: that's what they're threatening to do. google has for three years, since 2006, ben and china and allowed the chinese to restrict access to google search terms that they find objectionable. tiananmen square june 4th, tibet, the dalai lama, things like that. and google said they would no longer do that beginning immediately. >
we look to that dispute on "washington journal" for 40 minutes. >> robert knake is a fellow with foreign relations. here to office explain the dispute between google and china, take us back to last week, what happened? >> guest: well, what happened last week is that google made the unusual stop of letting the world know that they had been hacked probably by the chinese or agents affiliated number groups affiliated with the chinese government. and the target had been not...
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we will continue to hang around the little but at the washington auto show. the ceo of ford is making a speech. we will show that to you later. that is ford motor co. president and ceo alan mulally. we appreciate your calls this morning. we'll take it to capitol hill for a hearing on aviation security and like to order 53. the chairman will be joe lieberman of connecticut. the two featured speakers, witnesses, tom kaine, and lee hamilton, former chairman and vice-chairman of the national commission on terrorist attacks upon the u.s., the 9/11 commission. that will run a couple of hours and we will be live until the house cavils and tha. enjoy your day. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] . ç>> the hearing will come to order. this is the second in a series of hearings will examine where the intelligence reforms in the wake of the attack of 9/11 are working. toefor in the light of recent terrorist attacks and the ongoing threat in what we have done earlier may need further reform so
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that is the environment that many of us hoped for when it came to washington. that is what the president hoped for. there would be an american way, he was going to bring down the partisanship, and we began the year with a stimulus bill that must $787 billion which was passed with democratic votes. from my standpoint, rather than looking at the coalition's where there are democrats or republicans to support the stimulus plan, health care plan -- that really would enable us to move forward recognizing and that neither party is the repository for having the correct answer. i think, in some ways, the president is driven by the leadership in congress. harry reid and nancy pelosi helped the president make the decision to pass these legislative priorities. getting 218 democrats to vote for a piece of legislation was an easier way to move for a rather than getting 60 democrats and 60 republicans moving legislation forward. they moved to the president in a position that said we recommend you take a more partisan approach and we not go along the bipartisan approach on th
that is the environment that many of us hoped for when it came to washington. that is what the president hoped for. there would be an american way, he was going to bring down the partisanship, and we began the year with a stimulus bill that must $787 billion which was passed with democratic votes. from my standpoint, rather than looking at the coalition's where there are democrats or republicans to support the stimulus plan, health care plan -- that really would enable us to move forward...
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"washington times." late last week with a radically revamped their editorial stamp. they will be a newspaper that focuses on general news and politics, local, regional, and national economic issues. they are focusing on two sections. the main section here, and here they have their commentary, and expanded commentary section in "the washington times." leading with comments from new gingrich, pete ferraro, and john bolton, who wrote this morning open-" the critical -- this morning "as the president learned anything during his first year -- has the president learned anything during his first year? plo is not promising. too often, mr. obama seems either uninterested in the global threats we face, and persuaded that the current -- that they constitute dangers to the country." virginia, gary, your thoughts on ben bernanke and regulation on the part of the fed? caller: thank you very much, i really appreciate you taking my call. i had to use every gray sell that i had to try to understand ben bernanke last nigh
"washington times." late last week with a radically revamped their editorial stamp. they will be a newspaper that focuses on general news and politics, local, regional, and national economic issues. they are focusing on two sections. the main section here, and here they have their commentary, and expanded commentary section in "the washington times." leading with comments from new gingrich, pete ferraro, and john bolton, who wrote this morning open-" the critical --...
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deputy secretary jim steinberg departs washington this afternoon for columbia and peru. he will meet i believe tomorrow with the colombian president as a first up in that trip. undersecretary bill burns will travel to moscow this week on the 13th and 14th to discuss our bilateral relationship and focus on the ongoing bilateral presidential commission work that is being done, but also will talk about arms control in iran, north korea and economic cooperation. he will then travel on and the -- he will travel from meetings on the 15th with his youth political counterparts and will also meet with foreign minister martinez while in madrid. today ambassador robert king, our special envoy for number three in human rights, met with the korean foreign minister, national security adviser, and minister for unification special relative -- how special representative ambassador. and ambassador at large for human rights ambassador. he also met with north korean experts in north korean defector leaders. he emphasizes a strong u.s. caribbean coordination is needed on all aspects of north
deputy secretary jim steinberg departs washington this afternoon for columbia and peru. he will meet i believe tomorrow with the colombian president as a first up in that trip. undersecretary bill burns will travel to moscow this week on the 13th and 14th to discuss our bilateral relationship and focus on the ongoing bilateral presidential commission work that is being done, but also will talk about arms control in iran, north korea and economic cooperation. he will then travel on and the -- he...
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as i sit here today prosecutors in washington and 94 u.s. attorney offices around the country are hard at work investigating a hard array of financial fraud from mortgage fraud to medicare to health care fraud to security fraud to corporate malfeasance, i'm proud that we have put in place to financial crisis that is and will continue to be aggressive. while the region is brood, we do not proport to have all of the answers. as a general matter, we do not have the expertise nor is it part of our mission on the financial crisis. rather the justice department resources on focused on investigating and prosecuting crime. it is within this context that impressed to offer my testimony and contribute to your vital review. the department has a long history of prosecuting financial fraud. and we will continue to do so. working in concert with our federal, state, lowball, tribal, and territorial partners. the justice department is using every tool at our disposal. including new resources, advance technologies, and communications capabilities. and the ve
as i sit here today prosecutors in washington and 94 u.s. attorney offices around the country are hard at work investigating a hard array of financial fraud from mortgage fraud to medicare to health care fraud to security fraud to corporate malfeasance, i'm proud that we have put in place to financial crisis that is and will continue to be aggressive. while the region is brood, we do not proport to have all of the answers. as a general matter, we do not have the expertise nor is it part of our...
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host: "washington post". steel's comments put congressional republicans on the hunt for a muzzle is the headline. brad wood house of the democratic national house committee says you're the gift that keeps on giving. guest: [laughs] well, try to wrap the gifts. the reality is look, this job is tough, it's important, but the more important thing that we do is that we build the team and put the resources in place, we run good candidates and they reflect the principals that define this party. if we don't do that it doesn't matter what michael steel says or congressional leaders. we'll not garner back the su part is in the face of the american people. we'll remain at 22% or worse in the poles in terms of popularity or identification and we'll have lost our way permanently and i don't believe that will happen and i don't want it on my watch. i remain to get out there and spend time on the streets. i've you downtown halls. i try to reflect back to the hill, what folks out here are saying. their frustration when peop
host: "washington post". steel's comments put congressional republicans on the hunt for a muzzle is the headline. brad wood house of the democratic national house committee says you're the gift that keeps on giving. guest: [laughs] well, try to wrap the gifts. the reality is look, this job is tough, it's important, but the more important thing that we do is that we build the team and put the resources in place, we run good candidates and they reflect the principals that define this...
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"the washington post" reporting a grand jury is going to look into this. the paper says two georgetown stylists who helped the salahis get ready for the event have been subpoenaed. a congressional committee is investigating as well the sting and they subpoenaed the couple last month. the couple said they take the fifth if they had to show up. >>> a 28-year-old graduate student from china now faces charges in sunday's security breach at newark airport. we'll show you this video of the suspect being taken into custody at his home in new jersey yesterday. police say the man ducked under a security rope to greet a woman after a guard left his post. the incident prompted authorities to shut down a terminal or hours and rescreen all passengers. >>> well, like we mentioned a moment ago, we are seeing new video just out this morning. the suspected double agent who is accuse of killing seven cia officers in afghanistan. also killed a jordanian in that attack. in this tape now that we are seeing he seems to make his motives pretty clear. revenge. cnn's senior intern
"the washington post" reporting a grand jury is going to look into this. the paper says two georgetown stylists who helped the salahis get ready for the event have been subpoenaed. a congressional committee is investigating as well the sting and they subpoenaed the couple last month. the couple said they take the fifth if they had to show up. >>> a 28-year-old graduate student from china now faces charges in sunday's security breach at newark airport. we'll show you this...